Srinagar/IBNS, April 23 -- Unidentified gunmen shot dead a government employee in another targeted attack in Jammu and Kashmir this evening.

The official Mohammad Razaq was shot dead soon after he came out of a mosque in the Shadra Sharief area of Rajouri. He died of his injuries after he was taken to a hospital.

The 40-year-old was an employee in the social welfare department.

Security personnel rushed to the spot and launched a massive cordon and search operation to track down the terrorists.

This comes close on the heels of two non-locals being shot dead in Anantnag and Herpora districts respectively.

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